Karnes City fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Luling on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Luling Eagles 55-50. The Badgers were not able to make up for their loss to the Eagles from their previous meeting back in December of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Karnes City lost, don't look at Savion Nixon-Thompson. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds. Andrew Crow was another key player, putting up seven points.
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Even though they lost, Karnes City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive contests.
Jaime Gomez was his usual excellent self, going 11 of 22 on his way to 27 points along with eight steals and five boards for Luling. The game was Gomez's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayden Flores, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 16 points in addition to four steals and three blocks.
Karnes City's record is now 13-10. As for Luling, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Karnes City will venture away from home to face off against Goliad at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Karnes City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.2 points per game this season. As for Luling, they will head out to square off against Nixon-Smiley at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Luling also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 56.7 points per game.
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